Other ways to check/repair disks besides fsck?

[Kent Stewart]

On Saturday 14 February 2004 12:46 pm, Mark Hessler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Are there any other approaches to checking/repairing disks besides
> fsck after a power outage?
>

You have to remember that it is your fs that is most likely fouled up 
and that is what fsck checks. The next step lower, from my experience, 
is a low level format by program provided  by most HD manufacturer's. 
Obviously, that is a last grasp choice.

Kent

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